Success!

We went out for the medical appointment today. Drake did very well. He liked the car ride there and didn't fuss at all. He did fine waiting to be seen. Of course he didn't like the cold stethoscope but who doesn't! He screamed bloody murder while they tried to do his blood work. It took 3 nurses to hold him still and they had to stick both arms before they got a vein but it's done! The blood test is for tuberculosis. He has had a vaccine for TB and a skin test would show a false positive so they did a blood test because it's more accurate. The doctor spoke english and with our translator there we didn't have any problems. Drake liked the other children there and would call out to them. When he saw a baby he instantly said bebe (baby) and that was really cute. He liked the car ride back and pointed to things along the way including the trolley and a few buildings. When the car went over a bumpy patch in the road he giggled.

When we got back the maid was still there cleaning so we decided to walk to the mall. James was carrying Drake and missed the last step on the apartment stairway. He went down on his knees to save dropping Drake, so now his right knee is hurting. ouch. It is a 3 block walk and the sidewalks were covered in slush. To get through one intersection we had to go down into the metro station and cross under the street. The concrete in the metro and the stairs were wet and icy and hard to navigate but we made it to the mall without falling.

We ate at Happy and Drake did really good. He went into the highchair with a little fussing but once there he enjoyed eating and played happily while we ate. Once he saw french fries this time he knew exactly what they were and demanded one! :-)

We walked around the mall to checkout the stores. The Mall of Sofia is really big and it has a imax cinema. The walk back to the apartment was a bit worse since we were tired. The maid had done a really good job with the apartment and put the dishes away. It was nice to come back to a clean and tidy apartment!!

I giggle when mommy cleans my teeth and I love the bag my teeth stuff comes in!

who needs toys when you have a kleenx and a coke bottle!!

This fridg is just my size!

At Happy Bar and Grill with mixed fruit baby food on my face!